Baltimore Man Who Filmed Freddie Gray Arrest Now Charged With ‘Inciting a Riot’Posted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTCharged with “terrorism” and “inciting a riot” as backlash for filming the police? That certainly seems to be the case.Back in April, Counter Current News broke the story on Kevin Moore’s arrest before he had been processed. Working closely with activists on the ground in Baltimore, we were informed of the arrest on trumped up charges right as it happened. We have been following the story since then, and some of the latest developments continue to disturb and concern us, and they should concern you too.

10 Stories the Mainstream Media Ignored While Obsessing Over CaitlynJennerPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTOn Monday, the world stopped turning to focus on the recent debut of Caitlyn Jenner, the Olympic athlete formerly known as Bruce. Jenner, the ex-husband of Kris Jenner and stepfather to Kim Kardashian, took a bold step in announcing her completed transition into the woman she always felt she was. She posed on the cover of Vanity Fair to premiere her new identity. This a monumental step forward for the transgender community that many hope will help foster increased tolerance in society. While this is a positive development, the degree of media attention devoted to the celebrity news story left many other equally important stories ignored.

Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill At Least 45 In Yemen CapitalPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTSaudi-led airstrikes during the pre-dawn hours on Sunday reportedly killed at least 45 people at the headquarters of Yemen’s armed forces located in the capital city of Sanaa. The attacks came after Saudi Arabia intercepted a Scud missile fired off by Houthi militias on Saturday, escalating a conflict that started in September when the rebels swept in and seized parts of the city.

Mexico Mobilizes Army in Face of Election ProtestsPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTThe Mexican government deployed thousands of federal police officers Saturday across the country as teacher-organized protests continued ahead of Sunday’s midterm elections. The interior ministry did not specify the number of those deployed, but said that their mission was to enure that citizens would be able to cast votes on Sunday.

Greece Explores BRICS Development Bank Membership – Deputy Defense MinisterPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTAthens is mulling over the position of a member of the BRICS New Development Bank.

Russia and Iran ready to launch ‘oil-for-goods’ deal next week – Iranian oil ministerPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTIran hopes to start implementing an ‘oil-for-goods’ barter deal with Russia after June 7, said Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh. It will supply Iranian crude oil to Russia in exchange for grain, equipment and construction materials. “We hope that next week” Russia will take its first imports, said Zanganeh, quoted by Bloomberg on Friday after attending an OPEC meeting. “Much of this will be for cash and we will be using this money to buy commodities from the Russians.”

Police Attack Girl in Bikini, Pull Gun on Teens at Pool PartyPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTA pool party turned into chaos after police arrived. The police officers can be seen in the video going hog wild and chasing after teenagers. The teenagers were simply afraid and didn’t want to be hurt.

Archbishop Romero, Assassinated by US-Backed Terrorists During Mass, BeatifiedPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTThe Telesur news outlet is currently featuring an interactive piece covering the life, murder, legacy, and now beatification of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero. (Beatification: a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person’s entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name.)

Missing Evidence of Prior FBI Relationship with Boston BomberPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTEver since the early days of the Boston Marathon bombing investigation, it’s been commonly understood that Tamerlan Tsarnaev first came to the attention of the FBI thanks to a March 2011 “warning” from the FSB, Russia’s security services. We now know this to be false. In a little-noticed exchange during congressional testimony, the FBI’s then-director Robert Mueller admitted that the Bureau had an interest in the elder Tsarnaev before Russia’s warning. That crucial admission has somehow become buried over time, and the government has been only too happy to leave it out of sight.

Germany, France Call for Fiscal and Political Union. Public Ignorance Vital for Success of EU Power GrabPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTSince Europe’s sovereign debt problems exploded onto the scene in 2010 the European Union has masterfully exploited the crisis to strengthen its grip over the old continent. It has stripped once-proud, independent nations of the last vestiges of their economic sovereignty. It has also pulled off the long-cherished dream of banking union, which was quietly consummated last fall.

The Central Banks Are Losing Control Of The Financial MarketsPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTEvery great con game eventually comes to an end.

103 Years Later, Wall Street Turned Out Just As One Man PredictedPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTIn 1910, three years before the US Federal Reserve was founded, Senator Nelson Aldrich, Frank Vanderlip of National City (Citibank), Henry Davison of Morgan Bank, and Paul Warburg of the Kuhn, Loeb Investment House met secretly at Jekyll Island in Georgia to formulate a plan for a US central bank just years ahead of World War I.

The Cost of China's Industrialization: 700 Million People with Diabesity /Cancer /Lung Disease and 225 Million with Mental DisordersPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTThat the China Story is going to implode is already baked into the public health catastrophe that will unfold with a vengeance in the coming decade. The financial pundits gushing over "The China Story"--that the Middle Kingdom's industrialization is a permanent boon to the global economy and China's poor--never calculate the human cost of that runaway industrialization and the vast inequalities it has unleashed.

George Monbiot and the Iraq War bullshit brigadePosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTWhy the ‘liberal’ defence of the Iraq Body Count falls flat on its face by

Deutsche Bank co-CEOs ResignPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTThe co-CEOs of Deutsche Bank, buffeted by high-profile legal troubles, are resigning from their posts atop one of the world’s largest financial companies. Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen, who have shared the chief executive job for the past three years, are leaving “early” after an “extraordinary” meeting of the bank’s board, Deutsche Bank (DB) announced Sunday.

Boeing just patented a drone that can fly foreverPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTDepending on the specific application of the drone, the tether can be connected to a variety of sources including land- and ocean-based power supplies. The tether can even be connected to moving vehicles, allowing the drone to charge while flying. The patent — filed in March 2013 and approved this week — is a reasonable concept for an efficient and effective way to manage and charge a fleet of drones. Because the drones can fly indefinitely without landing, the system forgoes the need for landing and storage space. Of course, the drones would probably have to periodically land for maintenance.

A Professor Speaks Out – How Coddled, Hyper Sensitive Undergrads are Ruining College LearningPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTIt was the American public’s fearful and panicked emotional response to the attacks that allowed authoritarians and corrupt politicians to seamlessly and expeditiously steamroll over the civil rights of the citizenry. Unsurprisingly, this act of cowed submissiveness sent a signal to the less ethically inclined amongst us, and in the decade and a half since the attacks, the U.S. has rapidly deteriorated into something barely distinct from a Banana Republic.

NEC develops way to digitally ID everyday objectsPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTEnvision a container filled with tens of thousands of metal screws made from the same mold. Is it possible to tell one from another? Yes, with NEC Corp.’s “fingerprint of things” technology — a new development in the field of forensic authentication.

The Danes Are Revolting: Tax Administration Set On FirePosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTIn Fredensborg, Denmark, ten official cars from the Tax Administration Office were set on fire and destroyed overnight in a protest. As ExstraBladet reports, police received notification Wednesday night at 3:09 a.m. that the Tax Administration offices on Kratvej were on fire. So far, there are no suspects. But, as Martin Armstrong notes, the police will undoubtedly hunt for someone retaliating against the Tax Man.

Russia, Qatar might lose their World Cups: paperPosted: 06 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDTRussia and Qatar could be stripped of their World Cup hosting rights if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding process, Domenico Scala, the independent chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee, told a Swiss newspaper. The FBI's investigation of bribery and corruption at FIFA includes scrutiny of how soccer's governing body awarded World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official told Reuters this week.